Subtraction with Regrouping: 736 − 172

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What is 736 − 172?

Answer

736 − 172 =

564

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

736 − 172 in a column. Above the columns: the values after borrowing — a crossed-out digit is replaced by the number above it; +10 marks a column that received a borrowed ten.
		6	+10
		7(was 7, now 6)	3 (was 3, now 13)	6
	−	1	7	2
		5	6	4

Column by column: 736 − 172

Ones: 6 − 2 = 4 — write 4.
Tens: 3 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 7 → 6; 13 − 7 = 6 — write 6.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 6; 6 − 1 = 5 — write 5.

736 − 172 = 564

Second check: 736 − 564 = 172

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Column subtractions of 172

Example	Difference
440 − 172	268
463 − 172	291
479 − 172	307
497 − 172	325
520 − 172	348
526 − 172	354
548 − 172	376
561 − 172	389
574 − 172	402
599 − 172	427
625 − 172	453
640 − 172	468
657 − 172	485
691 − 172	519
708 − 172	536
736 − 172	564
750 − 172	578
774 − 172	602
819 − 172	647
855 − 172	683

FAQ

What is 736 − 172?

736 − 172 = 564

How do you check that 736 − 172 = 564?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 564 + 172 = 736. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 736 − 172?

1 borrow: each time the top digit was smaller than the one below it, 1 was borrowed from the column on the left.

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